Decision Workspace
rustyline-with-hint-fix vs rustyline vs editline
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
rustyline-with-hint-fix
growingv12.0.1
Rustyline, a readline implementation based on Antirez's Linenoise
64
rustyline
growingv17.0.2
Rustyline, a readline implementation based on Antirez's Linenoise
55
editline
experimentalv0.0.24
A platform-agnostic line editor with history and full editing capabilities
Core Metrics
| rustyline-with-hint-fix | rustyline | editline | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 64 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 40.9K | 29.8M | 4.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 463 | 2.6M | 58 |
| Dependents | 40 | 9.5K | 12 |
| Releases | 27 | 46 | 24 |
| Last Updated | 933d ago | 174d ago | 152d ago |
| Age | 5y 6m | 10y 6m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
rustyline-with-hint-fix
Maintenance
9
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
rustyline
Maintenance
10
Quality
18
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
editline
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| rustyline-with-hint-fix | rustyline | editline | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 12.0.1 | 17.0.2 | 0.0.24 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Unlicense |
| Dependencies | 26 | 26 | 24 |
| Crate Size | 114KB | 122KB | 46KB |
| Features | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.56 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rustyline leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rustyline is depended on by 9.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ rustyline-with-hint-fix has not been updated in over a year.
- •editline is pre-1.0 — API may change.